Media Insider: Chiefs v Chiefs in High Court – NZ Rugby fights for name over NRL’s new Papua New Guinea team
3 sources·Updated October 12, 2026
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- The Conversation AU·7h agoWhat’s in a name? Enough to ensnare Australia, NZ and PNG in a legal battle over the rugby team name ‘Chiefs’
Last week, New Zealand Rugby began legal action in the High Court of New Zealand to protect the club name “Chiefs” against its use by the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC). The trademark dispute is over whether the Papua New Guinea expansion team in the National Rugby…
Read at The Conversation AU → - RNZ World NZ·10h agoChiefs v Chiefs: NRL claims it was blindsided by NZ Rugby injunction bid
NZR says it has been "shadow-boxing" in attempts to resolve the trademark dispute, while the NRL argues the urgent injunction bid comes after months of silence.
Read at RNZ World NZ → - NZ Herald Business·12h agoMedia Insider: Chiefs v Chiefs in High Court – NZ Rugby fights for name over NRL’s new Papua New Guinea team
Court hears opening salvos in an increasingly fractious trademark dispute.
Read at NZ Herald Business →